Possible flare-up Any remedies? NO STEROIDS

I am looking for suggestions or remedies for a possible flare up. I have been having left sided stomach pain and nausea while eating and soon after. I wake up in the middle of the night flushed and have to go to the bathroom. I AM EATING THE BRAT diet and still experiencing discomfort in my stomach. My BM’s are normal and only twice a day. I haven’t had any blood, yet. I mostly go in the eve and late night. I do not want to go on STEROIDS. I’m concerned if I call my doctor she will just prescribe steroids for the flare. My stomach has an empty feeling so I try to keep eating small snacks throughout the day. I was on a 10 day supply of amoxicillin 875 mg back on Jan 10th-20th. I had been on prednisolone eye drops for two weeks too, from January 12-26 And last Tues 30th I started Xiidra eye drops twice a day for my very dry eyes. These are new on the market but I was desperate as nothing was helping my dry eyes I’m drinking Kombucha and taking a probiotic in the morn. I also have prebiotic powder. I have some hot tea to calm. Any suggestions would be much appreciated as this is affecting my daily routine and causing me anxiety. Thank you.

"Currently taking probiotics, multi-vitamin,B complex and fish oil.
Remicade infusions since August 2011"

Lialda 4 per day, and remicade still?

Have you tried Rowasa/mesalamine enemas? Those are always my 1st try before resorting to steroids...

I think your choices are Rowasa or steroids. However if you have been on antibiotics recently, you should ask to have a stool culture done as well to rule out an overgrowth of a bad bacteria in your digestive system.

Thank you everyone for your suggestions. I am looking for a more natural approach to my flare up, since I feel it is in the early stages. If there is a build up of bad bacteria in my digestive system what are my options?

Except for in a few specific cases, like MAP infection or c. diff, UC patients take a big risk by taking antibiotics. UC patients have a difficult time generating a mucosal layer so things like antibiotics will irritate the hell out of the bowel. When did you take abx and which kind did you take?

Which probiotics are you taking? You said kombucha and another one, but you weren't specific.

Commercial probiotics have questionable efficacy when a person is recovering from antibiotic use. You may need homemade ferments instead because the numbers of probiotic in them are so much higher.

I think your GI is on the right track. Fiber feeds the good microbes, but if we aren't feeling well, fiber isn't always a friendly option.